RAWALPINDI: Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench suspended a non-bailable warrant to arrest federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, which were issued by a special magistrate for failing to appear in an inquiry regarding a corruption case filed against him.

Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan of high court’s Rawalpindi bench heard case and has stopped Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab from taking any actions on arrest warrant including minister’s arrest and raids in case.

Meanwhile, ACE has been issued a notice by Rawalpindi bench in which it has sought records related to case.

Development came following a petition filed by interior minister’s counsel advocate Razzaq A. Mirza on his behalf, which stated that ACE has obtained warrant through misrepresentation. Court has summoned ACE along with case records on October 17. Earlier, Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Interior Omar Sarfraz Cheema said that Rana Sanaullah will be arrested if he enters Punjab. His statement came after ACE obtained a non-bailable warrant to arrest Rana Sanaullah. Arrest warrant was effective till October 19.

RAWALPINDI: Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench suspended a non-bailable warrant to arrest federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, which were issued by a special magistrate for failing to appear in an inquiry regarding a corruption case filed against him.

Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan of high court’s Rawalpindi bench heard case and has stopped Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab from taking any actions on arrest warrant including minister’s arrest and raids in case.

Meanwhile, ACE has been issued a notice by Rawalpindi bench in which it has sought records related to case.

Development came following a petition filed by interior minister’s counsel advocate Razzaq A. Mirza on his behalf, which stated that ACE has obtained warrant through misrepresentation. Court has summoned ACE along with case records on October 17. Earlier, Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Interior Omar Sarfraz Cheema said that Rana Sanaullah will be arrested if he enters Punjab. His statement came after ACE obtained a non-bailable warrant to arrest Rana Sanaullah. Arrest warrant was effective till October 19.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 15 2022

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